Liquid ejecting apparatus having ink-jet head and pre-coating head from which ink for forming an image on recording medium and pre-coating liquid reacting with the ink are respectively ejected onto respective predetermined first and second areas of conveyor belt provided for feeding the recording medium, during maintenance operation, wherein the ejected ink and pre-coating liquid are removed from the first and second areas of the conveyor belt by respective blades of respective ink and liquid cleaning mechanisms, when the first and second areas of the conveyor belt are spaced apart from the blades of the respective liquid and ink cleaning mechanisms, whereby the ejected ink and pre-coating liquid do not mix and react with each other during the maintenance operation.